... of these areas, there exists unlimited possibilities for entrepreneurs to come on board and work to fill the innovation and third party resource gaps.
Investments and acquisitions in IoT, supply chain ...

Chris Cunnane gives us a list of what he considers to be the biggest supply chain stories of the year in a fresh article on the Logistics Viewpoints site. He covers a lot of ground with his list and hits ...

One of the highest profile acquisitions in recent memory was SAP's purchase of Ariba. Much water has made its way over the dam since then, and Ariba has continued to reinvent itself to support changes i ...

Big companies make big bets on the direction of technology. A leader in the ERP space, SAP, believes strongly in business networks as a wave of the future, based on recent acquisitions it's made.On th ...

... have the resources to deal with spikes in activities and mergers/acquisitions. A good knowledge of your business is important so as not to overly tax your own in-house resources in developing the onboardin ...

When SAP acquired Ariba, it seemed like a perfect marriage, at least on the surface. As with any marriage, though, there are ups and downs. As SAP has continued to add to its stable of acquisitions, Jason ...

Most mergers and acquisitions fail to live up to expectations. All too often companies focus on quick-fix cost-cutting opportunities and ignore the long-term, strategic supply chain implications. Following ...

The cloud has clearly disrupted the ERP market. SAP, for example, has faced the challenge and has made acquisitions and development to address it. Have they succeeded?On the procurement side, the results ...

... . While the growth of the overall ERP market seems slow, it's the larger organizations that are making new acquisitions that amount to big dollars. Smaller companies are moving toward more flexible c ...

... Data Management problem. The recent emphasis on regulatory compliance, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and mergers/acquisitions has made the creating and maintaining of accurate and complete maste ...

... Having an ERP system to handle accounting and inventory is a necessity, and likely one of the first software acquisitions a company makes. Implementing EDI is frequently done because a retailer demands ...

... to be positioned to bring the EDI/VAN industry well into the 21st Century in the same way its other acquisitions have proven to be assets. GXS fits naturally into OpenText's EIM (Enterprise Informatio ...

Usually, this is the time of year when predictions are made. The Supply Chain Digest feels it's also important to review what happened during the past year.It's interesting to see how events transpired ...

In a big recent move, Accenture has started the process of acquiring Procurian, a key sourcing technology and services company. It makes sense in light of previous acquisitions and improves their position ...

Mergers and acquisitions are picking up in the world of procurement systems. Jason Busch of Spend Matters has some recommendations for users to protect themselves during this period of consolidation.These ...

... s, including new product launches, global sourcing, new acquisitions, credit availability, the need to protect intellectual property, and the ability to maintain asset and shipment security. In additi ...

Many companies run multiple instances of their ERP software. Others try to consolidate onto one instance. Which approach is better?In a ZDNet article, Toby Wolpe reviews cost concerns as well as functionality ...

3PL growth is forecasted for > 6% in 2013, with a lot of mergers and acquisitions involved. Overseas, it's quite a bit stronger.In Logistics Management, Jeff Berman looks at the numbers. Check it out ...

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